May 06, 1964
95 min
Full-HD

Dandelions by the Roots (1964)

Jockey Jack has a bill open with a gangster just released from jail. He somehow manages to parry the gangster's knife attack backstage at a theatre and the latter ends up dead being put into a double bass case. A day later the gangster mysteriously has disappeared, but it turns out that he was carrying a bet ticket for a horse race now worth over a million. A turbulent run for the money begins.

Category

Comedy Crime

Country

France Italy

Companies

Cocinor Les Films Marceau Film Columbus Ardennes Films Transinter Films

Louis de Funès

Jacques, le cousin de Jérôme, dit « Jockey-Jack », petit truand

Michel Serrault

Jérôme Martinet, contrebassiste et comédien

Mireille Darc

Rockie « la Braise », femme entretenue

Francis Blanche

L'oncle Absalon, le savant farfelu

Maurice Biraud

Jo Arengeot, un petit truand sortant de prison

Darry Cowl

Gratiopoulos, le milliardaire à la soirée

Raymond Meunier

"La Douane", un complice de Jo

Hubert Deschamps

Le général Frédéric Cédille

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